Motion to bring back Shrewsbury town centre police base

A motion by Councillor Alex Wagner (Liberal Democrat) to begin discussions with West Mercia Police was voted on by Shrewsbury Town Council members at a meeting on Monday evening (March 17).

Until 2020, the town centre had been served by a police station since the Victorian Age. However, the closure of the Riverside brought that to an end, meaning that officers have had to use Monkmoor as their operations base.

“I think it makes complete sense to have that as the primary facility, but when meeting and discussing this with residents and the town centre police team, I think there is some sort of frustration not having any sort of physical premises," said Councillor Wagner.